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Genus

Dahlia

Group/Species

Ball Group,

Larger than pompoms and have a spiral arrangement of incurved petals forming a ball-shaped flower. Click here for more information about dahlia groups.

Cactus Group,

Similar to semi-cactus, but with narrower petals. Also includes Fimbriated Cactus dahlias. Click here for more information about dahlia groups.

Decorative Group

Broad and flat petals, normally bluntly pointed, with no central disc showing. Click here for more information about dahlia groups.

Variety

Bacardi,
Burlesca,
La Recoleta,
Tamburo,
Zundert Mystery Fox

Type

Tender Perennial Tuber

Common Name

Dahlia

Border Position

Back,
Middle

Bulb Size

I

Soil Type

Acid,
Chalky,
Fertile,
Neutral

Scent

Unscented

Site

Full Sun

Moisture

Moist but Well-drained

Height

1m (3ft 3in)

Spacing

Plant just under the soil surface, 75cm (30in) apart.

Sowing, Seeds, Planting

Pot them up undercover March or early April in a generous pot (at least 2 litre) filled with multi-purpose potting compost. Place them in a light, frost-free place and keep the compost moist. Pinch out their growing tips when they have reached about 8" tall. They will have formed bushy plants by the time the frosts have ended and will be in flower by the beginning of July. If you don’t have anywhere to grow the potted tubers, you can put them straight into the ground when the frosts are nearly over, mulching them or protecting with a cloche or protective horticultural fleece if the foliage appears before the frosts are over, but this will delay flowering.

Care Tips

Support with a stout stick, tie in every couple of weeks. In the south you can mulch deeply and overwinter them in the ground, alternatively, lift and overwinter your dahlias frost free undercover.

Flowering

July - November

Vase Life

Only pick dahlias in full flower. Recut the hollow stem ends under water to avoid airlocks.

Cooking Notes

All dahlia flowers are edible. I use the petals scattered over salad and to decorate a range of puddings.

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Delivery

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Cinnamon Spice Dahlia Collection reviews

Average based on 18 reviews

Reviewed 15th August 2019 by Katrina

All have grown and produced fabulous flowers!

Reviewed 5th August 2019 by Stephen

Very pleased with my purchase

Reviewed 4th August 2019 by Mrs Thomas

So far so good. It's really a bit early in the dahlia season to give a proper review. Some have only just started flowering.

Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Sandra

Healthy, fat tubers, no shrivelled tubers here. All flowered successfully and are the work horses of the late summer border, absolutely gorgeous!

Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Caroline

Plants took a long time to get going this year due to the cooler weather in early summer but they have since our on great growth as the warmer weather came. Unfortunately one of the tubers has clearly been mixed up in the order as instead of burlesca it’s ended up being a dark red dahlia that’s unknown. A little disappointed as there are now too many of the same colour in the collection

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Erica

Same comment as above. We are overjoyed at the results.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Fiona

Healthy plants and good service as ever but disappointing colour mix. They are red, dark red and orange/red which is overwhelmingly....red.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Barbara

Some of these have flowered and they are lovely but only 3 out of the 5 bulbs so another expensive dud. Wont be buying my bulbs from Sareh Raven next year

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Marie

I am unable to identify the collection however one tuber from my order failed to grow.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Peter

one of the tubers failed to grow the others are fine and in full flower now

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Dawn

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jill

Despite following planting and care instructions, two tubers failed to shoot and the remainder are very poor specimens with hardly any buds, no flowers to date. Disappointed

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Frances

Excellent. The plants arrived in good order and are growing well.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Hilary

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by James

All potted and took and planted out

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Maryann

Excellent service and excellent delivery beautiful flowers

Reviewed 17th June 2019 by Cherie

see part 1
im excited about what this collection will be like when it comes up